After reading "Godzilla: Monster Planet", the old question that comes to mind first is as follows:
For the Japanese, what do the three words "Godzilla" stand for? What does it symbolize? Why do the Japanese revolve around it and all kinds of monsters like it so happily, so much so that they have developed a large number of special photos and vast surrounding areas that are still unfinished?
They said: That's a nuclear bomb.
A very simple way of wrapping up an answer, and it makes sense. Japan was the only country to be bombed by a nuclear bomb during World War II, twice. The Japanese suffered. The Japanese could not resist such suffering. The Japanese surrendered unconditionally - in Japanese terms, they said, they chose "to end the war".
Yes, the Japanese thought they were defeated, however, they never admitted that they had surrendered. In the official document, the so-called "Edict on the End of the Great East Asian War," Emperor Hirohito said that accepting such a joint announcement was "tolerating what it was embarrassing and embarrassing, thinking that there would be peace in all eternity."
——Isn't there a single person in the four countries of the United States, Britain, China and the Soviet Union who understands Japanese? Can't help but think so. (I'm shallow when it comes to history. Although I know.)
This is certainly not a section and should never be put down. However, as for "Godzilla", from the perspective of the Japanese - especially, from the perspective of Emperor Hirohito and those who have the same three views (I can't say, it is still existing today, which actually represents the mainstream of Japanese politics. At the same time, I do not know why it is also the official opinion of the vast majority of governments around the world that they are only a small group of so-called "crazy militarists" who are actually "Japanese people" at all). World War II and the nuclear bomb, that's the kind of thing:
it exists and you can't do anything about it.
So no one can beat it in a Japanese Godzilla movie. It will wreak havoc on the land and sea, as it pleases, and leave when it sees fit. And those who fight against Godzilla, whether it is the government army, civil society, even if they return from the future world, are always helpless; as for those monsters, they have three heads, wings and flying, metal, and they come from alien planets... All in front of Godzilla.
After watching these special films, you will find: For the Japanese, things have evolved into the following:
—It exists, and I can do nothing about it. How to do?
——Then I opened my eyes wide and shouted to the whole world: "You know it? In fact, it is with me!" The
secret is: Don't let people see how guilty I am.
As for why Godzilla is causing me misery, I can form a committee to explain to you slowly. But you know, of course it takes a lot of time and money (yes, I can accept donations on a reluctant basis), and I don't know foreign languages very well... and you have to pay attention to one small problem: Japanese is actually It's not my responsibility to use ambiguity as "beauty" if you don't understand...
woohoo! Godzilla is undefeated! Godzilla is immortal!
Xu Yuanxuan said: Twenty thousand years.
Hollywood can't understand Godzilla. The movie in 1998 was completely wrong. The movie in 2014 probably wanted to toss out something "hardcore", but it only revealed that the budget was insufficient.
In 2016, there was Anno Hideaki's "New Godzilla". This is a milestone in my opinion, and many people who have always been obsessed with Godzilla agree. But it's hardly friendly to new audiences. The world is safe and full of the law, as it should be.
"Monster Planet" failed to show the desolation rooted in Godzilla itself - Xu Yuanxuan clearly worked hard in that direction, a new direction, but unfortunately, failed to do so.
It's really a pity.
The story says: Humans left the earth because of the threat of Godzilla. After 20 years of drifting, 20,000 years have passed on the earth. And Godzilla is alive.
How to describe the 20,000-year-old Baiyun Cangdog to be convincing? This conundrum is not something that can be solved with a few more close-ups. What's more, there must be Godzilla above 20,000 years? Xu Yuanxuan's efforts, especially in the former, failed extremely thoroughly.
That's why I feel pity. If Xu Yuanxuan did it, it would be great - however, I know from "Magic Girl Madoka" that Xu Yuanxuan, a monster, still lives in that island country, and inevitably has the habit of being more refined. Jumping out of the rut, I am afraid that I will have to go through the three tests of steaming bones several times.
Of course, Monster Planet is far from lackluster. The Biggest Godzilla Ever Appears! It's a good gimmick. And the weird super girl who rescued the protagonist at the end is clearly the descendant of the earthlings who didn't have time to evacuate 20,000 years ago - I have to say that opening the brain hole in this direction also originated from Xu Yuanxuan. pedigree.
At the end, and only at the end, Xu Yuanxuan finally stood back to his original position. This makes me look forward to the sequel to Monster Planet. The only problem is this: my expectations are completely irrelevant to Godzilla at this point.
Finally, writing here, I can sort out my own thinking. The reason why I always feel awkward watching this movie, like I am writing this article top-heavy, is because: Godzilla: Monster Planet is essentially a movie that has nothing to do with Godzilla at all, and it is about Yes, it's still those middle and second diseases that the monster Xu Yuanxuan firmly believes in.
That's right, Godzilla is Japan's biggest chuuniboshi disease. But in this movie, it's just the background. Just a dotted paper that is pasted as a background.
And there is no trace of the nostalgia of the Showa era.
"In the face of threats, in the face of invincible threats, you must fight! Once you escape, you will fail!" This is the spirit that Xu Yuanxuan upholds.
But you go to fight and he still gives you a defeat. This is the fun that Xu Yuanxuan loves.
Maybe I should just give up my expectations for him.
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